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  • From: "Ernest Plutko" <ernestplutko@wiktel.com>
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  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Grape plant survival
  • Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:30:24 -0600

Do you cover vines with soil or anything else or just snow?

---- Original Message ----
From: r-jkaminski@att.net
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: RE: [NAFEX] Grape plant survival
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:35:45 -0600

> In reading about dropping blackberries from freezing I would
>like to share my experience of dropping grape plants in a similar
>way. I have 15 grape plants total and 5 of these will not survive
>the cold without help. My grapes are spaced 10 feet apart in 3
>rows. Heavy wire is placed between the poles for support at 2 feet
>high and 60 inches on top. The grapes grow with an arm going each
>direction from center of the plant on each wire. This is good if you
>do not have to mess around with the plants, however if you have to
>cut them from the wires and lay them on the ground it becomes a real
>mess. They tangle up and when you go to pick them up in the spring
>your problems really start when it comes to pruning. An easy method
>of handling the tender grapes is to go a place that sells
>construction material and get some of the heavy wire that is used and
>
>placed into concrete when it is laid. It is the heavy wire that has
>squares of of about 6 inches. It comes 5 feet wide and I place a 5
>foot high by 7 foot long piece (side ways) attached with "S" clips
>to the support wires. As the grapes grow during the year they attach
>
>themselves to the construction wire. In the fall early (while still
>warm after harvest) I unhook the "S" clips and lower the whole plant,
>
>wire and all to the ground. When you do this they will not go flat
>to the ground right away but they work them selves down slowly with
>out pressure and thus no breakage of any wood occurs.The weight of
>the plants and the wire on top, keeping them flat, will help to
>bring them to the ground.
>In the spring you pick up the whole wire, grapes and all, attach the
>
>"S" clips again and you are ready
>to prune without a tangled mess.
>My brother saw my method and his comment was "Give the job to a lazy
>man and he will find an easier way to do the job." He also uses that
>method in central Wisconsin and loves it. If you have any
>questions please E-mail me. Ray Zone 4 N.E. Wisc.
>
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  • [NAFEX] Grape plant survival, Ray Kaminski, 02/10/2008
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    • Re: [NAFEX] Grape plant survival, Ernest Plutko, 02/11/2008

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